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3.22.010 Chapter 3.22 PUBLIC FACILITIES FEE Sections: 3.22.010 Purpose 3.22.020 Terms And Definitions 3.22.030 Applicability 3.22.040 Amount Of Fee 3.22.050 Payment Of Fee 3.22.060 Credits 3.22.070 Exemptions 3.22.080 Use Of Funds 3.22.090 Refunds 3.22.100 Appeals 3.22.110 Expiration Of Fee 3.22.120 Supplementary Provi- sions 3.22.130 Severability 3.22.010 Purpose: City Council finds that the cumulative impact of all new development under the General Plan will result in unacceptable decreases in public services. To prevent these undesirable consequences, public facilities must be provided at a rate which will accommodate the expected growth in the City. The City Council acknowledges that the demand for public facilities is shazed by new development as well as by existing development. The proposed pub- lic facilities fee apportions the cost of the necessary public improvements among the different categories of new and existing users according to the reasonably estimat- ed demand that each group of users plac- es upon public facilities. (Ord. 1764 § 2, 1998) 3.22.020 Terms And Definitions: For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated in this Section: A. "Public facilities" means those im- provements necessary to provide public safety, community facilities, and general Municipal facilities identified in the Mu- nicipal Facilities Master Plan dated De- cember 7, 1990, and the Public Facilities Technical Report dated September 1998, and other improvements in connection therewith, as may be determined by the City Council from time to time, which aze not otherwise provided by, or required of, development within the City pursuant to Titles 18, 19, and 20 of this Code. Public facilities shall also include azchitectural, administrative, engineering, legal, plan- ning, environmental and other services required in connection with the imple- mentation of this Chapter and the con- struction of the foregoing improvements. B. "Developer" means an individual or entity submitting an application for a building permit or other entitlement for development. C. "Development" means: 1. New residential unit, including con- version of existing unit to >1 unit. 2. New commercial, office, and indus- trial development. 3. Additions to existing commercial, office and industrial development greater than two hundred (200) gross squaze feet. D. "Future growth" means the total amount of potential new development in the City permitted under the General Plan. Future growth is expressed in terms of gross squaze footage for industrial and 67 (Pleasanton 5-99)